tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post380075758635847554..comments2015-08-01T22:21:32.653-05:00Comments on Prairie Bluestem: Potatoes to Feed the WorldGenevieve Netzhttps://plus.google.com/108863629074987051891noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-6220151536217624262008-04-18T11:45:00.000-05:002008-04-18T11:45:00.000-05:00Mark, you're right. The potato has long been cite...Mark, you're right. The potato has long been cited as a food to avoid when dieting, but I've been reading lately that the complex starches in the potato break down slowly, thus staving off hunger for a long time.<BR/><BR/>And yes, I remember potato bugs, even though I haven't planted potatoes for a few years. When we were little, my mom paid us a penny for every 10 potato bugs we picked. Picking potato bugs was supposed to be one of our chores, and I guess the pennies were supposed to encourage us to be more thorough.Genevievehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-87858060724094026752008-04-16T19:15:00.000-05:002008-04-16T19:15:00.000-05:00when we lived at Gordon, Nebraska we raised potato...when we lived at Gordon, Nebraska we raised potatoes and picked the potatoe bugsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-1948293396076497582008-04-16T07:00:00.000-05:002008-04-16T07:00:00.000-05:00Potatoes don't get much respect.Potatoes don't get much respect.Marknoreply@blogger.com